diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1f14de5ae08e8d38b767598ffd6732eeeddd3288..d9744fc984c9495dd9f36da10c6c2b83c7cea9ac 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3-rc4
+0.2.3-rc5